Invasive species have dramatically altered terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems around the Great Lakes. Managing these
invaders in the face of greater uncertainty due to climate change provides additional challenges to resource managers.
Can management actions be adapted to address invasive species concerns? This webinar will provide information about:

Invasive species found in the Great Lakes region

Potential impact of climate change on the ranges and effects of invasive species in the region

Research needs and adapting management actions to address future conditions in the region

Directional drilling and hydraulic fracturing have unlocked vast new reserves of natural gas in the
United States. Development of these resources is now well under way in Pennsylvania and West Virginia
and is now beginning in Ohio. This study assesses whether the economic benefits generated by shale energy
production justify incurring certain unavoidable environmental costs. This webinar will provide information about:

The nature of shale energy production and its broader implications for the world energy complex

Environmental impacts including the frequency of environmental incidents, their severity, and associated remediation efforts, and

Estimates of the economic benefits and environmental costs of shale energy development.

Climate change for many is primarily about science and environmental impacts, but the linkage to economic concerns is undeniable.

Many believe business opposes limits on carbon, overlooking the fact that many firms supported legislative efforts to significantly
reduce greenhouse gas emissions, protect forests and develop new clean energy technologies. Were these firms merely acting in their
own interests while endangering the economy? Why did business engage in the debate? Is the current political impasse regarding
climate helpful to business? Has business moved on? This webinar will look at these and related questions.

The convergence of human health and animal health has led to a new era of emerging infectious diseases.
How will this unique era and the human-animal interface be affected by the impending changes to our environment
and alterations to our climate? This webinar will provide information about:

The factors that have created this unprecedented era of emerging diseases

How environmental changes will impact the human-animal interface

Why the One Health Initiative offers a new mindset and solutions to address the health threats created by this unique convergence

Wetlands provide more value to humans and nature alike per unit area than any other part of our landscape. They control floods,
clean up water polluted by fertilizers and other contaminants, and serve as the best carbon sequestration
ecosystems on the planet.

Studies by Dr. William Mitsch and his students at Ohio State’s Olentangy River Wetland Research Park over the past 20
years, as well as his studies at Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve in Ohio, the Florida Everglades, the
Louisiana Delta, Botswana’s Okavango Delta, and all over the world have illustrated the “how” of wetlands
providing important ecosystem services, including those to mitigate climate change. Recent studies have illustrated that methane
emissions from most wetlands do not matter because of their ability to sequester carbon at much higher rates.

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and timely and by using the OSU webinars for content, we can spend time working on other aspects of climate adaptation. – B. Liukkonen,
U of MN Extension

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Featured Presentations

Dr. Jonathan Patz

University of WisconsinClimate Change in the Great Lakes: Key Vulnerabilities to Public Health in the Region.
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Dr. Brent Sohngen

Ohio State UniversityPotential Impacts of Climate Change on Great Lakes Farms and Forests.
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Dr. Dan Herms

Ohio State UniversityEffects of Climate Change on Species Interactions in Natural and Agricultural Ecosystems.
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